One of the iconic buildings along the Fairbanks riverfront is the old Masonic Temple at 809 First Ave. Fraternal organizations were extremely popular in Alaska’s fledgling towns. The Arctic Brotherhood, Eagles, Elks, Freemasons, Moose,...
Caterpillar Thirty Here are two crawler tractors I saw at the Circle Mining District Historical Museum in Central. McCormick Deering T40
Yesterday I was up at Sourdough Creek, about 15 miles south of Twelve Mile Summit on the Steese Highway. I was taking photos of historic buildings, but I also spotted a small patch of...
Here is a photo of an old steam dragline at the Circle Mining District Historical Museum in Central, Alaska. I couldn’t find a manufacturer’s name or model number anywhere. I’m thinking maybe it’s an...
Here are two fish wheels on the bank of the Tanana River just outside Nenana, ready to be put in the water. Fishwheels, which can often be seen along Interior Alaska rivers, actually were...
My family lives in Cordova, on the eastern edge of Prince William Sound. One of out favorite summer activities was driving out to the middle of the Copper River Delta about 30 miles...
The Fairbanks Exploration Company’s Gold Dredge No. 8 at Fox (shown in the drawing) is perhaps the most visible and well-known dredge in the Fairbanks area, but the FE Co. actually operated eight of...
When I was out traveling earlier this week I found some large mats of kinnikinnik or common bearberry that were in bloom. Kinnikinnik (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a low trailing evergreen shrub found on sandy...
St. Timothy’s Church I just returned from a day trip to Tanacross, which is about eight miles west of Tok. Tanacross (formerly known as Tanana Crossing) is an Athabascan Indian village. I went...
Arctic Lupen I took Monday off and we drove down to Tok. Here are some wildflower photos I took. Arctic lupen (Lipinus Arcticus) found on gravel bars and in open areas, along roadsides throughout...
